J. Jiquel Lanoe

J. Jiquel Lanoe
Lanoe in 1914
Born
Joseph Jiquel Lanoe

(1875-10-03)3 October 1875
Died15 February 1948(1948-02-15) (aged 72)
OccupationActor
Years active1910–1923

Joseph Jiquel Lanoe (3 October 1875 – 15 February 1948) was a French actor who appeared in films and theater in the United States. He had roles in more than 100 American Biograph films.[1] A gay man, D. W. Griffith cast him as a gay eunuch character in Judith of Bethulia.[2][3][4] He was the lover of fellow actor Harry Hyde and a close friend of artist Granville Redmond, with whom he often painted.[5]

Filmography

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Scene from The Forbidden Woman (1920)
Advertisement for A Splendid Hazard (1920)

References

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  1. ^ Slide, Anthony (5 September 2012). Hollywood Unknowns: A History of Extras, Bit Players, and Stand-Ins. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781617034756 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Mann, William J. (17 February 2001). Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969. Viking. ISBN 9780670030170 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (12 September 2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813127088 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Barrios, Richard (16 February 2005). Screened Out: Playing Gay in Hollywood from Edison to Stonewall. Routledge. ISBN 9781134001798 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Joseph Jiquel Lanoe - Biography".
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